@GeorgeGee
Good point. Yes, I suppose the word could be used to mean those things, too. In different contexts, I have probably used it with those meanings. However, I think it is the third entry on wictionary.com for “bland” – “Lacking in taste or vigor” – that is the most popular and culturally understood meaning when Americans use this word with respect to food. The other meanings, while legitimate, are not typically what a person means when describing food as bland.
The bottom line is, while you may intend “bland” to be a compliment based on those other meanings, the average person would probably immediately take offense and the wordsmith would respond with a clarifying question – not the most efficient way then of communicating what you are trying to say. Because “bland” can have both positive and negative meanings, more commonly negative in association with food (I think I have even seen Chef Alex Guarnaschelli on the Food Network’s Iron Chef as a judge state that a dish was “bland” and add a grimace), the meaning is cloudy at best and I think you’d be better off with a different descriptor.